yep

[ yep ]

/ yɛp /

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adverb, noun Informal.

yes.

Nearby words

yeoman, yeoman of the guard, yeoman's service, yeomanly, yeomanry, yep, yer, yerba, yerba buena, yerba maté, yerevan

Origin of yep

First recorded in 1830–40; see origin at yup

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Examples from the Web for yep

Yep, the song the Whos sing in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But instead of board member, the definitive organizational role in contemporary corporatism is (yep) the human resources manager.
Valerie Jarrett, Obama Consigliere—and Democracy Killer|James Poulos|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I remember there was a moment where I was way high up on the face and I looked out and went, ‘Yep, this is exactly why I am here.’
Adventure Photographer Jimmy Chin: Defying the Rational, Physically and Creatively|Oliver Jones|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The last time a comedy debuted on network television that hit all those tenets was—yep—Modern Family back in 2009.
‘black-ish’ Is the New ‘Modern Family’|Kevin Fallon|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An “informed” source tells TMZ that the drug in question is apparently weed, which, yep…makes sense.
The Amanda Bynes Train Wreck Is Back Again, Following a New DUI Arrest|Kevin Fallon|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yep, he was saying, old man Walters sent two men with a shipment of cattle to the Post.
Mason of Bar X Ranch|Henry Bennett
Yep, Im Old Ike to my friends, and what my enemies call me dont matter at allnot at all.
The Corner House Girls Snowbound|Grace Brooks Hill
Yep; he just laughed and let 'em fight it out among themselves.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells
"Yep," came a voice beside a lantern which was traveling to and fro.
Ross Grant Tenderfoot|John Garland
Yep, Bill Hawkins answered, and I know what the results were, too.
Thirty Years on the Frontier|Robert McReynolds

British Dictionary definitions for yep

yep

/ (jɛp) /

sentence substitute

an informal word for yes

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Word Origin and History for yep

yep

by 1889, American English, variant of yes, altered for emphasis, or possibly influenced by nope.

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